Other Test 2 Flashcards
What type of cartilage is found in the rings of trachea and end of nose
Hyaline
What type of cartilage makes up the ear and larynx
Elastic
What cartilage is in the knee and spinal column
Fibrocartilage
What membranes line the body cavities that do not open to the outside (abdominal and pelvic cavities)
Serous
What membranes line cavities and tubes that open to the outside of body
Mucous
What membrane is composed entirely of connective tissue and lines joints
Synovial
What is the name for the thing that encloses cartilagenous structures in a covering of connective tissue
Perichondrium
What is the name for cartilage cells that occupy small chambers called lacunae
Chondrocytes
Bone cells have many cytoplasmic processes that extend outward and pass through tiny tubes in the extrCelullar matrix called what
Canaliculi
Osteocytes and layers of extracellular matrix, concentrically clustered around a central canal form a cylinder shaped unit called what
Osteon
Once osteoblasts are in lacunae surrounded by matrix what are they called
Osteocytes
Where is elastic connective tissue found (yellow fibers)
Vocal cords, respiratory passages.
Where is the white material, collageous fibers, found
Ligaments and tendons
What connects bone to bone
Ligaments
What connects muscle to bone
Tendons